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shogun

[shoh-guhn, -guhn] / ˈʃoʊ gən, -gʌn /
NOUN
commander in chief
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He was adopted by his uncle, who served the shogun as a maker of mirrors, and at age 19 he entered the studio of Shunsho, who specialized in imagery of actors and women.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023

He debuted the shogun on the red carpeted staircase of the Metropolitan Museum of Art when he arrived for the 2010 Costume Institute gala.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2023

The word “meyasubako,” meaning a petition box in Japan under the shogun, appeared for the first time yesterday in The Times in an article about taking suggestions.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2023

He apparently performed for the shogun and the emperor of the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2022

“Word has it,” Marie-Laure overhears one taxidermist telling another, “the stone is from Japan, it’s very ancient, it belonged to a shogun in the eleventh century.”

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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